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1.5.4. Getting In/Out of the Wheelchair, Seating
1.5.5. General Operation
● When getting in the wheelchair by yourself or
when the assistant has the user of the wheel
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chair get in the wheelchair, ensure that the
wheelchair is on a level ground. If the user at
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tempts to get in the wheelchair on an incline,
he or she may lose balance and fall off the
wheelchair.
● Never ride the wheelchair with two people.
The wheelchair may malfunction or the peo
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ple riding it may get injured.
● To switch the clutch levers to the manual position, such as when starting assis
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tant operations, apply the parking brakes on a level and stable ground, and then
with the power turned off, switch the clutch levers.
● Never operate the wheelchair after consuming alcohol or taking medicine that
causes drowsiness.
● Never operate the wheelchair while holding an umbrella or other items.
● Never tow the wheelchair. Do not use the wheelchair to tow or pull anything.
● If you are using a wheelchair with no parking brakes, have the assistant hold the
wheelchair to ensure that it does not move. Failure to observe the above may
cause the wheelchair to start moving unexpectedly, and may result in you or
people around you to get injured.
● Do not lean out of the wheelchair to retrieve an item. Otherwise, you could fall
off the wheelchair or the wheelchair could tip over.
WARNING
WARNING
